Polling has been completed in 91 of the 294 assembly seats in the state, which will see five more phases of elections.
At 6 pm, the polling percentage recorded in the following states is — Assam (78.94%), Kerala (69.95%), Tamil Nadu (65.08%), West Bengal (77.68%), and Puducherry (77.90%).
The Election Commission had made elaborate arrangements to ensure the smooth progress of voting in 4 states and the Union Territory of Puducherry with adequate emphasis on maintaining Covid-appropriate behaviour. Let's take a look.
According to Election Commission guidelines, COVID-19-positive patients can go to the polling booth to vote between 6 pm and 7 pm, provided they have not applied for a postal ballot.
Sadhguru garnered over 3 crore responses for his 'Free Tamil Nadu Temples' campaign both online and on-ground. In fact, at one point the campaign hashtag -- #PeopleHaveSpoken -- was the top trend on the micro-blogging site Twitter.
The West Bengal electoral battleground has been witness to high-decibel campaign speeches and pot-shots at rivals. Let's take a look.
Unlike previous elections, the battle for the West Bengal assembly seems to be primarily between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress. At least, that's what Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy believes. Asianet Newsable's Yacoob spoke to Saugata Roy.
Sharing a video of the incident, Priyanka claimed that every time election videos of private vehicles caught transporting EVMs show up, they usually belong to BJP candidates or their associates.
PM Modi also said that the BJP government is going to be formed in West Bengal as nobody can save Didi from peoples' anger.
PM Modi said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo's frustration has grown after the first phase of voting that took place on March 27.
